Nicaragua Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Nicaragua labor force participation rate for 2022 was 50.85%, a 0.8% increase from 2021.
  • Nicaragua labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.05%, a 0.78% increase from 2020.
  • Nicaragua labor force participation rate for 2020 was 49.27%, a 2.32% decline from 2019.
  • Nicaragua labor force participation rate for 2019 was 51.59%, a 0.26% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 58.90%
Angola 56.20%
Honduras 54.65%
Vanuatu 54.33%
Nicaragua 50.85%
Cameroon 47.49%
Lao PDR 47.45%
Bolivia 45.88%
Indonesia 45.44%
Vietnam 44.43%
Pakistan 44.00%
Lesotho 42.50%
Kenya 42.26%
Ghana 41.84%
El Salvador 41.78%
Republic of Congo 41.77%
Bangladesh 40.14%
Timor-Leste 39.03%
Georgia 38.13%
Zambia 38.02%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.69%
Uzbekistan 35.75%
Papua New Guinea 34.44%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.66%
Philippines 32.94%
Cabo Verde 30.75%
Sri Lanka 30.18%
West Bank and Gaza 29.87%
Tunisia 28.89%
Mongolia 28.89%
India 28.04%
Bhutan 27.88%
Morocco 27.10%
Sudan 26.49%
Nigeria 25.09%
Eswatini 23.78%
Egypt 23.34%
Mauritania 20.33%
Moldova 18.44%
Djibouti 13.75%
Nicaragua Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 50.85% 0.80%
2021 50.05% 0.78%
2020 49.27% -2.32%
2019 51.59% 0.26%
2018 51.34% 0.24%
2017 51.09% -0.18%
2016 51.28% -0.18%
2015 51.46% -0.20%
2014 51.66% 0.14%
2013 51.52% 0.14%
2012 51.38% 0.14%
2011 51.24% 0.14%
2010 51.10% 0.14%
2009 50.97% 0.14%
2008 50.83% 0.14%
2007 50.69% 0.14%
2006 50.56% 0.13%
2005 50.42% 0.14%
2004 50.29% 0.13%
2003 50.15% 0.13%
2002 50.02% 0.13%
2001 49.88% 0.13%
2000 49.75% 0.13%
1999 49.62% 0.14%
1998 49.48% 0.41%
1997 49.07% 0.40%
1996 48.67% 0.52%
1995 48.15% -0.19%
1994 48.34% -0.06%
1993 48.40% 0.12%
1992 48.27% 0.09%
1991 48.19% 0.12%
1990 48.07% 0.12%